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07/20/2022
Individuals under the age of 40—particularly males—face higher risks from alcohol consumption than older adults and receive no health benefits from consuming alcohol, according to new research published this month in The Lancet.
Individuals under the age of 40—particularly males—face higher risks from alcohol consumption than older adults and receive no health benefits from consuming alcohol, according to new research published this month in The Lancet.
Individuals under the age of...
07/20/2022
Psych Congress Network
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07/13/2022
An increased risk of personal histories of trauma combined with a greater vulnerability to alcohol-related deficits in the brain appear to work together to lead to more severe alcohol use disorders in women compared with men.
An increased risk of personal histories of trauma combined with a greater vulnerability to alcohol-related deficits in the brain appear to work together to lead to more severe alcohol use disorders in women compared with men.
An increased risk of personal...
07/13/2022
Psych Congress Network
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07/12/2022
Buprenorphine prescriptions for young adults paid for by commercial insurance or cash, but not Medicaid, significantly decreased in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study.
Buprenorphine prescriptions for young adults paid for by commercial insurance or cash, but not Medicaid, significantly decreased in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study.
Buprenorphine prescriptions for...
07/12/2022
Addiction Professional
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06/16/2022
Teenagers who discuss alcohol and drug use are more likely to engage in substance misuse later in life, according to new research.
Teenagers who discuss alcohol and drug use are more likely to engage in substance misuse later in life, according to new research.
Teenagers who discuss alcohol...
06/16/2022
Addiction Professional
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06/03/2022
West Coast Symposium presenter Anna Lisa De Lima, PhD, LMHC, QS, NCC, executive clinical director, Hanley Center at Origins Behavioral Healthcare, discusses the unique challenges of treating the first responder population.
West Coast Symposium presenter Anna Lisa De Lima, PhD, LMHC, QS, NCC, executive clinical director, Hanley Center at Origins Behavioral Healthcare, discusses the unique challenges of treating the first responder population.
West Coast Symposium presenter...
06/03/2022
Addiction Professional
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05/16/2022
Homeless adolescents in the US are more likely to have used cocaine, meth, or heroin than nonhomeless adolescents, according to a recent study.
Homeless adolescents in the US are more likely to have used cocaine, meth, or heroin than nonhomeless adolescents, according to a recent study.
Homeless adolescents in the US...
05/16/2022
Addiction Professional
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05/03/2022
Jane Sanville, MPH, a senior policy analyst for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, discusses the importance of drug use prevention initiatives for adolescents, as well as steps that schools and communities can take to address the...
Jane Sanville, MPH, a senior policy analyst for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, discusses the importance of drug use prevention initiatives for adolescents, as well as steps that schools and communities can take to address the...
Jane Sanville, MPH, a senior...
05/03/2022
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
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04/14/2022
Despite usage rates among teens remaining low, the drug overdose death rate for young people between the ages of 14 and 18 doubled between 2019 and 2020, and then increased another 20% in the first half of 2021, according to new data from the...
Despite usage rates among teens remaining low, the drug overdose death rate for young people between the ages of 14 and 18 doubled between 2019 and 2020, and then increased another 20% in the first half of 2021, according to new data from the...
Despite usage rates among teens...
04/14/2022
Addiction Professional
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04/05/2022
A majority of adolescents with severe substance use disorder (SUD) symptoms were found to have at least 2 SUD symptoms, suggesting that this population does not transition out of symptomatic substance use later in life, according to a study...
A majority of adolescents with severe substance use disorder (SUD) symptoms were found to have at least 2 SUD symptoms, suggesting that this population does not transition out of symptomatic substance use later in life, according to a study...
A majority of adolescents with...
04/05/2022
Addiction Professional
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02/25/2022
A DynamiCare Health prescription digital therapeutic that uses contingency management to treat tobacco use disorder in pregnant women has been granted breakthrough device designation by the US Food and Drug Administration.
A DynamiCare Health prescription digital therapeutic that uses contingency management to treat tobacco use disorder in pregnant women has been granted breakthrough device designation by the US Food and Drug Administration.
A DynamiCare Health prescription...
02/25/2022
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